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v 1 U IT D. STATES momsrnn SIGN James Penoyer, Pittsfield, Mass.Application my 0, 1939, Serial no. 212.1451

'5 Claims. (or. 40-130) The invention relates to sign letters anddisplay characters composed of methyl methacrylate resin of transparentmaterial that may be formed into various shapes and characters.

5 Another object of the invention is to provide sign letters and displaycharacters in which the characters are composed of methyl methacrylateresin of. transparent material adapted to have colored caps fitted overthe bases to reflect and i irradiate said. colors throughout saidcharacters from a source of illumination.

A further object of the invention is to provide sign letters and displaycharacters in which the characters are composed of solid or hollow llmethyl methacrylate resin in which the solid characters are recessed inthe rear in various designs, and the hollow characters threaded on theinside to reflect and irradiate said characters from a source ofillumination.

I Another object of the invention is to provide .7

Another object 01' the invention is to provide sign and displaycharacters composed of methyl methacrylate resin in which a transparentmember may be placed between the bases and source 00 of illuminationthereby, dispensing with caps on said bases to get a diflerent color onthe display character iroma source of illuminations.

Other objects of the invention and the details of construction willappear as the specification 86 proceeds in the accompanying drawing. Ihave illustrated the invention in a practical form, but I would have itunderstood that changes and modifications may be made without departure.from'the spirit and scope of the invention. Q Figure 1 is a sideelevation view.

Figure 2 is anend sectional view taken on the line A-A of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line B-B of Figure l.

ll Figure 4 is a partial view of the method of ina casing.

Figure 5 is a plan view.

serting the display characters in the side of the seats a casing thatmay be made in various I The characters i formed of} characters. It hasbeen found in actual practice that the scoring of the rear of theletters adds .greatly to the efllciency of the sign. scoring may be 01'various designs, one method or which is shown in Figure .7, in which thescorin may be at opposite angles throughout each hall of the length ofthe display characters. The display characters, may be round, square'oroval shaped as desired.

In Figure 6 I have shown a side view of one of the display charactersshowing more in detail the scoring of the rear portion or saidcharacters.

In Figure 4 I have'shown another method or mounting in ,which thedisplay character "I is in- $0 sertedinto a slot or opening in thecasing formed to take said character.

The display characters are provided at the base with colored caps-'3,and these caps may-be taken ofi and interchanged with caps of variouscolors so that it will be possible, at any time, to change any onedisplay character to a diii'ere'nt color as the color of the cap will beirradiated through the display character from a source of illumination.

and irrsdiate'said display characters, and a variety of colors may beused making any illuminated sign of greater efliciency than the ordinarysigns now in use. It will readily be seen, by reierring to the drawing,that transparent members O of diflerent colors may beyused to eflect I adifferent color on the top and side display I characters. Figure '6 is aside ,view of a display character For a source of illumination I haveshown light bulbs 4 that are mounted within the casing and connectedwith a source of electrical current through the connection I. Itmay bepossible to use a diiterent sourceo! illumination, therefore I. do notwish-to be strictly held to electrical'il- .WhatIclaim is: a g ,1. Aluminous sign comprising a casing, a plurality of translucent elementscomposed or methyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display charactersand having their bases secured to the top and side of said casing andprojecting therethrough, said translucent elements scored in the rearand said scoring formed at opposite angles through each half of thelength of said translucent elements, the ends of said translucentelements, projecting through said casing providedwith colored caps toirradiate said color throughout said translucent elements, a source ofiilumination mounted in said casing and adapted to illuminate andirradiate said display characters.

2. A luminoussign comprising a casing, a plurality of translucentelements composed of methyl ments composed of methyl methacrylate resinshaped to form display characters, the rear of said translucent.elements scored to reflect light from a source of illumination, thebases of said translucent elements provided with colored caps toirradiate said color through said translucent elements from said sourceof illumination.

4. A luminous sign comprising translucent elements composed of methylmethacrylate resin shaped to form display characters, the rear of saidtranslucent elements scored in the rear in various designs, the bases ofsaid display characters extending through a casing with colored capsattached to said bases to irradiate said color through said translucentelements, a source of illumination mounted in said casing adapted toilluminate and irradiate said display characters.

5. A luminous sign comprising a casing, translucent elements composed ofmethyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display characters and havingtheir bases secured to the top and side of said casing and projectingtherethrough, a source of illumination mounted in said casing, coloredcaps mounted on the bases of said translucent elements to irradiate saidtranslucent elements from said source of illumination.

JAMES PENOYER.

